Legal Opinion
In re Empire State Conglomerates, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 24, 2016No. Case No. 15-10061 (SMB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*308MEMORANDUM DECISION DENYING MOTION TO DISQUALIFY THE TRUSTEE AND HER COUNSEL
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, United States Bankruptcy Judge:
Paul A. Peterson (“Peterson”), a former officer and shareholder of the debtor Empire State Conglomerates, Inc. (“Empire”), has moved to disqualify the chapter 7 trustee, Deborah J. Piazza, Esq. (the “Trustee”) and her counsel, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP (“Tarter”), and invalidate certain settlement agreements entered into by the Trustee. (Motion to Disqualify Chapter 7 Trustee and Her Counsel, dated Sept. 22, 2015 (the “Motion”) (ECF Doc. # 49).) The catalyst for…
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